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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ear Hear. 2013 Nov-Dec;34(6):10.1097/AUD.0b013e31828f1033. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31828f1033

Table 1.

Results of ANSI S3.22 (2003) measures

Left Right
Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) Range
Average gain 24.69 dB (9.315) 7 – 53 dB 24.39 dB (8.967) 7 – 47 dB
Average OSPL 97.42 dB (6.758) 68–118 dB 97.47 dB (6.421) 80–119 dB
Maximum OSPL 104.81 dB (6.5 dB) 86 – 124 dB 104.80 dB (6.71 dB) 92 – 125 dB
Frequency range 212.99 – 6692.48 Hz 200 – 8000 Hz 217.13 – 6596.32 Hz 200 – 8000 Hz
Total Distortion
    500 Hz 0.72 % 0 – 7 % 0.72 % 0 – 7 %
    800 Hz 0.48 % 0 – 5 % 0.48 % 0 – 5 %
   1600 Hz 0.58 % 0 – 23 % 0.58 % 0 – 23 %

OSPL = Output Sound Pressure Level at 90 dB